(CNN) – Gun violence is, unfortunately, a common occurrence across the U.S., and Chicago is no exception. Just yesterday, an 18-year-old was killed and at least six others were shot in the city.

A local reporter recorded a sister of a victim from a recent shooting yelling through her tears, "What is Rahm Emanuel going to do about this," referring to the mayor of Chicago.

Emanuel has called gun violence Chicago's "most urgent problem," and now he has a set of proposed requirements for gun stores in his city, which include background checks for employees, video surveillance of gun sales, and limiting a buyer to one handgun a month.

Watch the next installment of "The Sixties: The World on the Brink" tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT

(CNN) – The complex Obama-Putin relationship, along with the current state of affairs in places like Ukraine, Syria, and Libya is scary. But just compare it to the early 1960s, where nuclear war was a real threat.

Tonight's episode of the CNN series "The Sixties" focuses on that time, and the start of the Cold War.

"(President John F. Kennedy) said it's better to be cautious, and get a lot of criticism, a lot flack, then to jump iunto a decision you'll regret for the rest of your life," says presidential historian Robert Dallek.FULL POST

Warren, Mich. (CNNMoney) – The delayed recall by General Motors that led to the deaths of at least 13 people was caused by the misconduct of about 20 employees and "a pattern of incompetence and neglect" throughout the company, according to an internal probe released Thursday.

GM Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra announced that 15 employees have been dismissed and five more have been disciplined in the wake of the three-month probe by former federal prosecutor Anton Valukas.

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